Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
17 carnitas burritos across San Jose, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Imperio Taqueria · East San Jose / King Road
4 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, sour cream, avocado, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Adelitas Taqueria Restaurant & Bar · Cambrian / Curtner
5 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Super Taqueria · Downtown / SJSU
5 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, and the classic Super Taqueria topping combination in a flour tortilla.
Chavez Supermarket & Taqueria · East San Jose / Aborn
4 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Slow-cooked pork carnitas with rice, beans, and salsa in a flour tortilla.
Jalisco Taqueria · East San Jose / King Road
3 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, sour cream, avocado, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
La Burrita · San Jose
4 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Lopez Taqueria 2 · The Alameda / Park Ave
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, guacamole, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Angelou's Mexican Grill · Downtown San Jose
4 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Taqueria Eduardo · The Alameda
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Twice-cooked crispy pork carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Chispiro's Burritos Y Tacos · Almaden Valley
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Super Taqueria · East San Jose
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, and standard taqueria toppings in a flour tortilla.
Tacos El Compa Taqueria · Blossom Valley
2 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, avocado, sour cream, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Taqueria Eduardo · Central San Jose / Bascom
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Twice-cooked crispy pork carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Santa Fe Taqueria · East Foothills / Alum Rock
2 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, and standard taqueria toppings in a flour tortilla.
Carnitas Michoacan · San Jose
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Slow-braised pork carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, and optional guacamole and sour cream in a flour tortilla.
El Jalapeño Rojo · Downtown San Jose
3 dish-specific mentions · 33% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with rice, beans, salsa, and toppings in a flour tortilla.
La Victoria Taqueria · San Jose
5 dish-specific mentions · 40% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Carnitas with whole beans, rice, cheese, salsa, guacamole, and sour cream in a flour tortilla.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked early ranking until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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